FREMONT _ A 24-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday after his
ex-girlfriend told police that he broke into her house, slept in her
bed and tried to attack her with a knife, authorities said.

The man, who ultimately was arrested on suspicion of domestic
violence, was booked into Santa Rita county jail shortly after the
1:30 a.m. incident, Detective Bill Veteran said.

Officers were dispatched to a home on Bowling Green Common after a
44-year-old woman called police to report that her ex-boyfriend let
himself into her home, lay in her bed, tried to choke and slash her,
and then barricaded himself in the bathroom with a knife, Veteran
said.

When police arrived, the woman and her two children were waiting
outside the home as the ex-boyfriend remained in the bathroom. After
several minutes of discussion, police detained the man and took him
to jail without further incident, the detective said.

Three women have told the New York Times that music mogul Russell Simmons raped them, the latest in a cascade of serious allegations of sexual misconduct against powerful men in entertainment, media, politics and elsewhere.